COMPARISON
DANIAN vs CapRover.
CapRover is a free, self-hosted platform you install on your own server to deploy apps from a dashboard or the command line — you rent the server, you run it, you keep it secure and backed up.
It's the veteran of this category: years in production, stable, and trusted by people who like running their own infrastructure.
DANIAN is the managed service: the same open-source apps, run for you, at a flat €9 per app.
Both deploy n8n or Nextcloud in a few clicks. The difference is who operates everything afterward.
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What its backups cover
Different shapes of product
What each one actually is.
Most "X vs Y" pages skip this part. We start with it because CapRover and DANIAN aren't the same kind of thing — one is a platform you install and run, the other is a service that runs the app for you.
DANIAN
Managed hosting for 150+ open-source applications from a curated catalog, at €9 per app, per month — Mattermost, n8n, Vaultwarden, Matomo, EspoCRM, Nextcloud, Mautic, PeerTube and more. Included in that price: the hardware, security patching, the database each app needs, daily off-site backups of your data, monitoring, and human-on-call support. Apps run on multi-tenant infrastructure with hardened container isolation, per-app resource guarantees and isolated networking, with per-container terminal and file-manager access available through the dashboard. Your data sits in any of 21 datacenter regions across six continents.
CURATED CATALOG FLAT €9/APP
UNCLUDES THE DB
WE RUN IT
Best fit: SMBs and teams that want a specific open-source app run for them, without operating a server.
CapRover
A free, self-hosted platform you install on your own server — the longest-established option of its kind, in production for years and valued for stability. It gives you a dashboard and a command-line tool to deploy apps from Docker or Git, install open-source apps from a library of 200-plus one-click templates, scale across multiple servers, and get automatic SSL. It's more command-line-oriented than the newer panels. You provide and operate the server; the software is free to run.
FREE TO SELF-HOST
YOU OPERATE IT
SELF-HOSTED
MATURE & STABLE
Best fit: developers and DevOps-comfortable teams who want a free, battle-tested platform on their own servers and don't mind the command line.
Feature comparison
How they line up — and where they genuinely differ.
The catalogs overlap heavily, so that's not the story. What matters is who provides and secures the server, what the backups actually cover, and who is on the hook when something breaks.
| ATTRIBUTE | DANIAN | CapRover |
|---|---|---|
| The app is operated for you | ✓ Fully managed | × You operate everything |
| One-click open-source app catalog | ✓ ~150 apps, managed | ✓ 200+ templates, self-run |
| You provide & secure the server | ✓ Included — ours to run | × Your VPS to rent & secure |
| Who patches the OS and the platform | ✓ DANIAN does | × You patch the server & CapRover |
| What backups cover | ✓ Your data, daily off-site, tested | — Settings & SSL only; data is your job |
| Database with the app | ✓ Included, sized for the app | — You run & back it up yourself |
| DNS, SSL, SMTP setup | ✓ DANIAN does, on request | — Automatic SSL; wildcard DNS & mail yours |
| Setup & day-to-day | ✓ Dashboard, nothing to operate | — Dashboard + command line; you operate it |
| Pricing model | €9 / app / month — flat | Free software + your VPS + your time |
| Run any app / your own code | × Curated catalog only | ✓ Any app, from Docker or Git |
| Support when it breaks | ✓ 24/7 human chat, does the work | — Community forum & docs; email SLA is a paid add-on |
Where DANIAN wins
Four differences once the clicking is done.
Both deploy the app in a few clicks. These four are what separate them afterward, for someone who doesn't want to run infrastructure.
Honest read
Where CapRover is the right pick instead.
CapRover is genuinely good, proven software — the most established platform of its kind. For the right person it's an excellent choice, and we'd point you to it. The three profiles below are exactly that person.
You want a mature, battle-tested platform you control
CapRover has been running production workloads for years and is valued for stability. If you're comfortable operating a server and want a proven, free platform on your own hardware, it's a genuinely solid choice. Use CapRover.
PICK CAPROVER
You want multi-server scaling and CLI automation
CapRover's clustering across multiple servers and its command-line tooling make it strong for scaling and for wiring deployments into your own pipelines. For a technical team that wants that, it's well-suited. Use CapRover.
PICK CAPROVER
You want many apps for the price of one server
CapRover charges nothing per app, so you can host as many as the box holds for the cost of the VPS. For a technical user running many services, that's very cost-effective. Use CapRover.
PICK CAPROVER
Real-world math
One open-source app, and what it really costs.
Scenario: a self-hosted n8n for a small team automating internal workflows, running around the clock. Both platforms deploy n8n from a one-click template — so the difference isn't the click, it's the server and everything it needs afterward.
DANIAN — n8n on the catalog
YOUR MONTHLY INVOICE
n8n (catalog deploy) - €9
Server, OS, hardening - Included
Database (sized for the app) - Included
Daily off-site backups - Included
SSL + custom domain - Included
Bandwidth - Included
Updates & patching - done for you
Your time / month - €0
Effective monthly €9
All-inclusive. One click to deploy; nothing to operate, and nothing to remember to back up.
CapRover — n8n on a server you run
YOUR MONTHLY INVOICE
VPS (production-class)2 - $12 – 24
Data backup storage + tooling3 - $1 – 5
Optional add-on (2FA, email SLA)4 - ~$2
Your time: setup + 1–2 h / month5 - $60 – 240
Effective monthly ≈ €75 – €280
1 the software is free to run — genuinely $0. 2 a single production-class VPS is roughly $12–24/mo. 3 CapRover's built-in backup covers settings and certificates only, so backing up the actual data means your own tooling and S3-compatible storage on top. 4 two-factor login and an email response guarantee sit behind an optional paid tier, reported at roughly $24/year — verify before relying on it. 5 renting and hardening the server, keeping the OS and CapRover patched, setting up wildcard DNS, testing your own data backups, monitoring, and handling incidents — community support, no free SLA. At €60–120/hr that time is the real cost. Valued at zero, if you enjoy running servers, the cash cost is about $13–31/mo. Prices verified June 2026 — re-check before relying on them.
Who operates it
CapRover is software you run. DANIAN runs the app for you.
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Questions
What buyers ask before they pick.
DEPLOY IN YOUR REGION
21 datacenter locations on six continents
Pick the region closest to your users.
United States, Germany, Finland, Singapore, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Netherlands, UK, Spain, Italy, France, Sweden, Malaysia, India, Japan, Mexico, Poland, South Korea, Chile, South Africa and more coming soon
REVIEWS
Hear from customers like you
No more maintenance headaches!
Finaly, I can relax and not bother with maintenance. Each of the softwares that we run on DANIAN is automated and running stable for couple months already. They even assist us with modifying the DNS records. Once we needed to modify the config of Nextcloud so that we are able to upload higher than 5GB files and they assisted us fast. I also love their documentation!
Kevin Blackwell
Best managed service
I previously ran Peertube, Mastodon, Mattermost and Mirotalk on other providers before switching to DANIAN. I was tired of handling the updates and backups myself. Not only that the performance is "out of this world" fast, but their tech support is amazing. Since then I added 5-10 more Apps on my account. I also love how they add more softwares on their list constantly!
William Northfield
Love the personalized service!
George Adams
n8n runs excellent
David Hartmann
Smooth experience
I needed a way to manage the projects and files for my company. This was the first time I learn about opensource. I asked their support and livechat and they assisted me immediately. I started with Openproject. Later I added Nextcloud. My team were able to get used to the apps fast.
Levi Nilsson
Bye GA
Wyatt Mitchell
Love the freedom
I wanted to use a crm for my startup. I signed up for the free trial. Tried out espocrm and dolibar and picked one. Their dashboard is very easy for a beginner. I recommend them and feel confident in choosing them.
Elias Koch
Wow just wow
After discovering DANIAN, I wished I'd found them sooner — their solution is excellent and deserves wider recognition. Very good solution!
Tyler Hollander
Professional tech support!
Bastian Engel
Their support team is the best!
I had a problem with my card and the subscription could not be renewed in time. I notified their support and surprisingly, they showed much understanding. They basically left my apps run until I solved the card issue. Other providers would have deleted my data in a heartbeat. This is the way to build client-vendor trust!
George Adams
Fair price and fast
4 months ago I activated n8n, Uptime kuma, Vaultwarden and Paperlessngx. So far everything is perfect. The performance of all apps is excellent. I contacted their support team couple times for using custom subdomains for the apps and they were fast and kind. I'm constantly recommending them to my network!
Atanas
Vaultwarden 10/10
I wanted to selfhost a passwords manager for my company but I didn't trust the mainstream providers. I tried out Vaultwarden for the free trial. I loved how their support team communicated with me professionally but still kind. I know that I can contact them whenever with whatever question I have. Recommended!
James Smith
Multiple locations options
Edward Nelson
Everything just works!
My focus is on my business, not running servers. I love that I can lauch any app without having to think about the tech behind it. Everything just works!
Tony Roy
Awesome support team!
Filip
Very proactive!
Today couple of the videos on my Peertube got viral. Before I even noticed, their support have notified me via email that they proactively upgraded my app with more cpu & ram so that it continues to work without any downtime. They left the upgraded app with the added resources for couple days until the traffic stabilizes. After that I had the possiblity to stay on the same plan or keep the upgraded plan. Out of gratitude I stayed on the upgraded one.
Luke Hall
Win-win!
I run a web design biz. After I perform the work for my clients, they constantly ask me for more software solutions. So I partnered with DANIAN. Not only I provide the requested softwares for my clients and get the increased revenue boost by delegating all to DANIAN, but also for those clients that wish to order directly from DANIAN, I send them an affiliate link. Win-win on all sides!
Luke Walker
Jeffrey Johnson
Awesome customer service
I needed to add analytics on my website but I didn't know anything about DNS. Their team guided me at all phases and they performed the changes for me. Additionally they were transparent and notified me of every change applied and steps performed.
Gabriele Marino
Good admin dashboard
Not only that I got Chatwoot, I also have access to the management dashboard. I love that I can view my hourly/daily usage and perform manual backups and restorations if needed. I don't need the level of control but it feels good to know that I have it if I need it.
Matthew Turner
Andreas Schmitt
Great service!
I configure custom Matomo tracking for my clients as a monthly service. Many of my clients were asking if they can selfhost Matomo instead of using the Cloud service. My employee recommended DANIAN. Basically, I can activate as much Matomo's in any of 20+ countries the same day. Additionally the affiliate revenue is a nice bonus.
Jacob Turner
Smooth experience
I was listing through youtube tuts on how to install Bookstack myself. Then randomly, I found their video playlist exactly for Bookstack. Got curious and went at their website. For the same price (or higher) that I would pay for just the VPS, with them I'm getting a fully managed Bookstack. It's a no-brainer decision!
Elias Gustafsson
Mason Hayes
Its a great service
Its a great service. I love the performance of my Mastodon community. It keeps on growing and I don't have any worries about backups, secuirity, updates, etc.
Vinícius Rocha
Very intuitive solution!
I wanted to use a nocode software for my company. A friend recommended them so I tried both Baserow and NocoDB, couple days later picked one.
Haruto Hashimoto
Henrik Otto
Keep the app. Drop the server.
If you'd rather the app just ran — and your data was backed up for you — start a DANIAN trial.
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